Duxbury police help student with promposal

DUXBURY, Mass. (MyFoxBoston.com) -- Duxbury High School is holding a contest for students who can give the most creative proposal to prom, and one senior decided to get the police involved.

He popped the question to a friend that heâs currently not dating. At about 7 p.m. Wednesday, police pulled over a girl, and she had no idea why.

âI saw the lights go off, and I just started freaking out, I was like oh my gosh, oh my gosh,â she said.

Duxbury senior Charlie Murphy needed a date to the prom, but didn't want to ask the traditional way.

âI decided to go out of my way and ask the police for a little bit of help,â Charlie said.

Duxbury Police Sergeant Dennis Symmonds agreed to assist.

âI was just hoping she would say yes,â he said.

Senior Megan Zaverucha was heading to a friendâs house or so she thought.

âSo I decided Iâd pull her over and scare her really badly,â Charlie said.

They followed Megan in the squad car and Charlie was wearing a police jacket to blend in. When they pulled Megan over, she wondered why.

âI wanted to ask him why I was getting pulled over, because I was going the speed limit and using my blinkers,â Megan said.

âI asked Meg for her license and registration, and I advised her that she crossed the center line and that she had a headlight out and I asked her to step out of the car, to the rear of the car,â Sergeant Symmonds said.

Thatâs when temporary Officer Charlie stepped in and asked her to prom.

âI was a little nervous so I kind of just went out of my way and asked right away instead of playing the role of a cop,â he said.

âWell I didnât hear him ask me to go to prom, so then the cop was like âwhat are you going to sayâ and I was like oh well he didnât ask, and he was like âyeah I did.ââ Megan said.

She said âyesâ and Charlie now has a date. This case is closed.

âI had no idea, I was completely shocked,â Megan said.

So if they win the proposal contest they get two free tickets to prom, and they feel like they have a pretty good shot.